New trend, Germans have started growing peas for vegan burgers

Vegan products are increasingly in demand on the German market. This has led many farmers to turn to growing protein-rich meat substitutes. Peas are just such a culture. A startup company specializing in this field is already offering a partnership with producers with a contract to buy the crop, writes the agricultural website Agrarheute. The EU has authorized the consumption of crickets and mealybug larvae At this stage, the company operates more actively in Bavaria and Thuringia. There, local farmers have already planted peas on 125 ha. The goal is to achieve vertical integration of the seeds that the company offers and ready-to-eat vegan food. German farmers have settled on a pea variety that is high in protein and approved by the EU. In the future, the startup plans to create its own seeds for "powerful peas", which will fully meet the growing interest in this vegan product. In the first pea harvest at the end of summer 2023, the participants expect a yield of about 300 to 400 ...